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UTILITY
PATENT APPLICATION
TRANSMITTAL

V (Only for new nonprovisional applications under 37 CFR 1.53(b))

Attorney Docket No.

First Inventor

Title

FUJ1 18.659

S. HAYASHI

TRAFFIC ENGINEERING METHOD AND NODE...

Express Mail Label No,

EL639693370US

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APPLICATION ELEMENTS

See MPEP chapter 600 concerning utility patent application contents.

ADDRESS TO:

Assistant Commissioner for Patents
Box Patent Application
Washington, DC 20231

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Fee Transmittal Form (e.g., PTO/SB/17)

(Submit an original and a duplicate for fee processing)

Applicant claims small entity status.
See 37 CFR 1.27.

Specification [Total Pages

{preferred arrangement set forth below)

* Descriptive title of the invention

- Cross Reference to Related Applications

- Statement Regarding Fed sponsored R&D

- Reference to sequence listing, a table,
or a computer program listing appendix

- Background of the Invention

- Brief Summary of the Invention

- Brief Description of the Drawings iff fifed)

- Detailed Description

- Claim(s)

- Abstract of the Disclosure

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7. £j| CD-ROM or CD-R in duplicate, large table or

Computer Program (Appendix)

8. Nucleotide and/of Amino Acid Setjuence Submission
{i f appl icable, all necessary)

a. [^] Computer Readable Form (CRF)

b. Specification Sequence Listing on:

i. □ CD-ROM or CD-R {2 copies); or
\l D paper
C- 11 Statements verifying identity of above copies

■ ACCOMPANYING APPLICATION PARTS

9>/| X I Assignment Papers (cover sheet & documents))

° O 37CFR373(b ' statement

4. 2) Drawing(s) (35 U.S.C. 113) [ Total Sheets I 32

5. Oath or De claration [Total Pages 3

m Newly executed (original or copy)

a.
b.

5- □

□ Copy from a prior application (37 CFR 1 .63 (d))
(for continuation/divisional with Box 18 completed)

i. f | DELETION OF INVENTORY)

Signed statement attached deleting inventor(s)
named in the prior application, see 37 CFR
1.63(d)(2) and 1.33(b).

Application Data Sheet See 37 CFR 1 .76

Power of
Attorney

(when there is an assignee) ,

1- [^] English Translation Document (if applicable)

Information Disclosure [ y | Copies of IDS

2.(1]

Statement (IDS)/PTO~1449

3. | | Preliminary Amendment
4 [jjf| Return Receipt Postcard (MPEP 503)

Citations

(Should be specifically itemized)

* fin Certified Copy of Priority Documents)
a l^J (if foreign pnority is claimed)

6 rn Request and Certification under 35 U.S.C. 122
' 1 — 1 (b)(2)(B)(i). Applicant must attach form PTO/SB/35
or its equivalent
17. [~| Other:

18. If a CONTINUING APPtlCATION, check appropriate box, and supply the requisite information below and in a preliminary amendment
or in an Application Data Sheet under 37 CFR 1. 76:

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Continuation | |

Divisional

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Continuation-in-part (CIP)

Examiner^

of prior application No.. _
Group Art Unit .

Prior application information-

For CONTINUATION OR DIVISIONAL APPS only: The entire disclosure of the prior application, from which an oath or declaration is supplied under
Box 5b, is considered a part of the disclosure of the accompanying continuation or divisional application and is hereby incorporated by reference.
The Incorpo ration can onl y be relied upon when a portion has been inadvertently omitted from the submitted application parts.

19. CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS

Customer Number or Bar Code Label

026304

(Insert Customer No. or Attach bar code label here)

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Correspondence address below

Name

Address

City

State

Zip Code

Country

Telephone

Pax

Name (Print/Type)

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Registration No. (Attorney/Agent)

23,072

L Signature

Date

06/19/01

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Washington, DC 20231. u

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TRANSMITTAL
for FY 2001

Patent fees are subject to annual revision.

TOTAL AMOUNT OF PAYMENT

($) 750.00

Complete if Known

Application Number

Filing Date

First Named Inventor

Examiner Name

Group Art Unit

Attorney Docket No.

S. HAYASHI

FUJI 18.659

METHOD OF PAYMENT

FEE CALCULATION

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The Commissioner is hereby authorized to charge
indicated fees and credit any overpayments to:
Deposit

Account
Number

Deposit
Account
Name

08-1634

Helfgott &Karas, RC.

3, ADDITIONAL FEES

targe Smalt
Entity Entity
Fee Fee Fee Fee
Code {$) Code ($)

Fee Description

Fee Paid

B Charge Any Additional Fee Required
Under 37 CFR 1.16 and 1.17

I | Applicant claims small entity status.
L — 1 See 37 CFR 1.27

W\ Payment Enclosed:

[g Check Q Credit card Q *™W Q

Other

FEE CALCULATION

BASIC FILING FEE

targe Entity Small Entity
Fee Fee Fee Fee Fee Description
Code ($) Code ($)

201 355 Utility fifing fee

206 160 Design filing fee

207 245 Plant filing fee
203 355 Reissue filing fee
214 75 Provisional filing fee

Fee Paid

101 710

106 320

107 490

108 710
114 150

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SUBTOTAL (1) ($)710

2> EXTRA CLAIM FEES

Total Claims
independent
Claims

[ Extra Claims

H9,00l -20** = I I X

tlToo] - 3** - r~

Fee from

—below. Fee Paid

Multiple Dependent

targe Entity Small Entity
Fee Fee Fee Fee
Code ($) Code ($)

103 18 203 9
102 80 202 40

104 270 204 135

109 80

110 18 210

209 40
9

Fee Description

Claims in excess of 20

Independent claims in excess of 3

Multiple dependent claim, if not paid

** Reissue independent claims
over ongtnal patent

** Reissue claims in excess of 20
and over original patent

SUBTOTAL!

($) 0

105

130

205

65

Surcharge - late filing fee or oath

127

50

227

25

Surcharge - late provisional filing fee or
cover sheet

139

130

139

130

Non-English specification

For filing a request for ex parte reexamination

147 2,520

147 2,520

112

920*

112

920*

Requesting publication of SIR prior to
Examiner action

113 1,840*

113 1,840* Requesting publication of SIR after

Pvatnin^r artinn

115

110

215

55

Extension for reply within first month

116

390

216

195

Extension for reply within second month

117

890

217

445

Extension for reply within third month

118

1,390

218

695

Extension for reply within fourth month

128 1,890

228 945

Extension for reply within fifth month

119

310

219

155

Notice of Appeal

120

310

220

155

Filing a brief in support of an appeal

121

270

221

135

Request for oral hearing

138

1,510

138 1,510

Petition to institute a public use proceeding

140

110

240

55

Petition to revive - unavoidable

141

1,240

241

620

Petition to revive - unintentional

142

1,240

242

620

Utility issue fee (or reissue)

143

440

243

220

Design issue fee

144

600

244

300

Plant issue fee

122

130

122

130

Petitions to the Commissioner

123

50

123

50

Processing fee under 37 CFR 1 .17{q)

126

180

126

180

Submission of Information Disclosure Stmt

581

40

581

40

Recording each patent assignment per
property (times number of properties)

40

146

710

246

355

Filing a submission after final rejection
(37 CFR § 1.129(a))

149

710

249

355

For each additional invention to be
examined (37 CFR § 1.129(b))

179

710

279

355

Request for Continued Examination (RCE)

169

900

169

900

Request for expedited examination
of a design application

Other fee (specify]

^Zljumbe^^ see above

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